Interest is swelling in gender lens investing across the globe. With this swell is an increased use of gender-related...
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Reflection: Beyond Borders Forum – Building the Runway for Young Women to Enter the Global Workforce
, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersBy Amy Chen Last month, I had the privilege of attending the second annual Beyond Borders Forum, hosted by...
Gender lens investing is the incorporation of a gender analysis into the systems of investing to make better decisions....
Criterion Connections: Building the Field of Gender Lens Investing with Oxfam America’s Laté Lawson-Lartego
, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersThis issue of Criterion Connections, featuring Oxfam America’s Laté Lawson-Lartego, is adapted from a Conversation for Change led by...
Video: A Spiral Of Change: Understanding The Investment Impact Of Sexual And Gender-Based Violence
, Gender, gender-based violence, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersFrom Cornerstone Capital: Recently, Cornerstone Capital’s Head of Impact Strategy, Katherine Pease, sat down for an in-depth discussion...
Conversations about the intersection of finance and gender are gaining traction and generating exciting momentum for the field of...
Implementing A Gender Strategy: Grand Challenges Canada’s Story
, Government Actors, Reports, Resources, Social Change LeadersFollowing four years of engagement with Grand Challenges Canada, an initiative funded by the Canadian government, Criterion is excited to share insights...
A Blueprint for Women’s Funds Using Finance as a Tool for Social Change
, Blueprint, Gender, Reports, Resources, Social Change LeadersAs we continue to face challenges to achieving gender equality, we need to deploy all the strategies at our...
Design Session: Finance as a Tool to Address Gender-Based Violence
, Gender, gender-based violence, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn July 2017, we partnered with InFaith Community Foundation and Futures without Violence to bring together a group of over 30 leaders from...
This poem was inspired by a wonderful quote used by both Martin Luther King Jr., and President Barack Obama...
Reflection: Experiencing TOOLKIT
, Congregations, Gender, Investors, Resources, Social Change Leaders, TOOLKITSince 2016, Criterion Institute has been delivering our signature workshop, TOOLKIT for Using Finance for Social Change to audiences...
The resources below, represent a collection of notable resources on gender lens investing published in 2015. Criterion Institute’s president,...
Report: State of the Field of Gender Lens Investing
, field-building, Gender, Investors, Reports, Resources, Social Change LeadersCriterion Institute’s President, Joy Anderson, and Katherine Miles authored the State of the Field of Gender Lens Investing report...
Reflection: Convergence Over the Years
, Congregations, Convergence, Gender, Resources, Social Change LeadersThe beauty of Convergence is its format. Convergence is not like other conferences. There are no speakers, no panels...
Many investors and business managers would like to take a similar approach to improving their own organizations’ gender strategies. But...
Reframe: Gender & Women – Identity and Material Reality
, Convergence, Gender, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn 2013, intern Scott Elias reflected on 4 different reframes discussed at Convergence XII and considered the power of each reframe...
Reframe: Gender as an Opportunity (Not a Screen) in Finance
, Convergence, Gender, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn 2013, intern Scott Elias reflected on 4 different reframes discussed at Convergence XII and considered the power of each reframe...
In 2013, intern Scott Elias reflected on 4 different reframes discussed at Convergence XII and considered the power of each reframe...
Reframe: Finance as Opportunity to Transform (Gendered) Social Systems
, Convergence, Gender, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn 2013, intern Scott Elias reflected on 4 different reframes discussed at Convergence XII and considered the power of each reframe...
Reflection: Gender Lens Investing – From Margins to Mainstream
, Gender, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn this article, Stephanie Marton, Associate Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, presents a practical and strategical perspective to...
Reflection: Power Plays – Scenarios from “Stories of Power”
, Convergence, Power, Resources, Social Change LeadersBelow Hannah Lewis, former intern at Criterion Institute delves into some of the central themes from a 2013 Convergence...
Reflection: Gender Lens Investing by Linda Scott of Double X Economy
, Gender, Resources, Social Change LeadersAfter a conversation with Criterion’s Joy Anderson about gender lens investing, Linda Scott, the DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the...
Reflection: System Changers Meeting in London
, Gender, Leaders Shaping Markets, Power, Resources, Social Change LeadersInspired by a meeting in London with Criterion’s Joy Anderson and other leaders engaged with systems change, Linda Scott, the DP World...
Demonstrating New Possibilities: Alternative Term Sheets as a Game Changer
, Gender, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersRecently, social enterprise aficionado, Kerri Murphy, took the time to listen in on a call about a gender lens...
Gender Lens Investing: Notable Resources from 2012
, Gender, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersWe have compiled great articles from 2012 to help your understanding of gender lens investing. Goldman Sachs – Power...
Questions of social impact are central to the growth of impact investing. However, establishing impact standards and specific metrics...